Before everyone starts reaching for their shotguns, let me make it clear that I am quite fond of Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999 for short). A good friend of mine wrote a review for the game not too long ago on Facebook, which I was going to link to before realizing you probably have to be registered as a friend in order to read it. I will promptly update with a link if he establishes a more static place for the blog. Like most reviews for the game, there is nonstop praise for the storytelling and the atmosphere, which, admittedly has the suspense factor going for it.

You can expect a serious tone just by giving the logo a look.

This article probably would not exist if it weren’t for an unplanned event. I looked at many reviews, even listened to testimony from friends who were in love with the game and at the beginning of January, I decided it was time to finally purchase my copy of the game from Amazon. By this time, the game’s reputation had caught up and Amazon estimated a couple of weeks before I would be able to get my copy. I was devastated, not to mention impatient!

Another good friend, and source of many juicy bits of information I usually skip over pointed me toward a PC game written by the same author that could hold my interest until 999’s delayed arrival. Published by KID, Ever17 -the out of infinity- looked nothing like the gory fun I was expecting out of 999. To be honest, I was reluctant to give it a chance.

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